I read through all posted FAQ's on this.
I checked config.status to make sure I ran --with-amandahosts option
set up .amandahosts with qualified names
chown of .amandahosts to amanda:amanda
and set mode to 0600
restarted inetd and amcheck returned these results:
Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
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ERROR: sunny3.neptune.com: [access as amanda not allowed from
[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
ERROR: sunny2.corp.walid.com: [access as amanda not allowed from
[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Client check: 2 hosts checked in 0.019 seconds, 2 problems found.
getting closer?